Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Deion Fludd (1996-2013)
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Grandmaster Flash/Joseph Saddler (1958- )
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Pacific Beach Club (1926)
Homer Plessy tomb plaque, New Orleans
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(1896) Plessy v. Ferguson

Explore Global African History

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Tonton Macoutes (Milice Volontaires de la Securite Nationale – MSVN)
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Laurent-Désiré / Kabila, Laurent Kabila (1939-2001)
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: For His Times and Ours
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali (1969- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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“The Yellow Rose of Texas”: The Ironic Origins of a Popular Song
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Dating Harriet Jacobs: Why Birthdates Matter to Historians
Edythe Turnham and Her Knights of Syncopation, Seattle, 1925
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Race, Gender, Jazz & Local 493: Black Women Musicians in Seattle: 1920-1955
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Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Early 20th Century Harlem Radicalism

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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